"I'm killing time and it's dying hard."

-- Raymond Chandler

#Dying Quotes #Killing Quotes #Time To Kill Quotes

“The world needs you. It doesn't need you at a party having read a book about how to appear smart at parties - these books exist, and they're tempting - but resist falling into that trap. The world needs you at the party starting real conversations, saying, 'I don't know,' and being kind.”

Source : "Screenwriters' Lecture: Charlie Kaufman". BAFTA Lecture, www.bafta.org. September 30, 2011.
“When you keep the porch light on for the prodigal child, you do what God does every single moment.”
“I went to see "The Piano" with Holly Hunter when I was in a Paula Vogel play, and I was just gone. I couldn't focus at all. It took that creative part of my brain with it so absolutely.”

Source : "Cherry Jones, at the Peak of Her Powers". Interview with Alex Witchel, www.nytimes.com. September 20, 2013.
“Ten thousand times I've done my best and all's to do again.”
“Systems are complex, so controlling an attack and achieving a desired level of damage may be harder than using physical weapons.”
“I know gay parents, and I support them and their families. They are good parents and loving families.”
“Anything becomes interesting if you look at it long enough.”
“I felt for a long time that this is what I want to do so I'm happy at this point to just take my time and work on projects that I feel strongly about, and the rest of the time just live my life”

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